-
+
PostgreSQL>]]>
would mysteriously
not come up successfully. This
appears to be the result of unexpected behavior in the IPv6
implementation. It looks like PostgreSQL and IPv6 do not play
- very well together at this time on AIX.
+ very well together on AIX 5.3.
+
+
This is really a workaround of problems relating
+ to immaturity of IPv6 support, which improved visibly during the
+ course of AIX 5.3 releases. It has worked with AIX version 5.3,
+ but does not represent an elegant solution to the problem. It has
+ been reported that this workaround is not only unnecessary, but
+ causes problems on AIX 6.1, where IPv6 support has become more
+ mature.
+
+